Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in France
France: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 2.20 million ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in France, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
France recorded 2.20 million ha for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in France peaked at 2.40 million ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 192,576 ha, in 1961.
That places France 23rd out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in France, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 192,576 ha | — |
| 1962 | 223,737 ha | +16.2% |
| 1963 | 241,605 ha | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 267,287 ha | +10.6% |
| 1965 | 291,217 ha | +9.0% |
| 1966 | 295,755 ha | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 318,385 ha | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 336,017 ha | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 387,324 ha | +15.3% |
| 1970 | 459,533 ha | +18.6% |
| 1971 | 460,647 ha | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 437,720 ha | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 440,167 ha | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 462,090 ha | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 443,183 ha | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 458,150 ha | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 428,248 ha | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 404,022 ha | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 427,480 ha | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 586,473 ha | +37.2% |
| 1981 | 714,965 ha | +21.9% |
| 1982 | 845,400 ha | +18.2% |
| 1983 | 980,300 ha | +16.0% |
| 1984 | 1.03 million ha | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 1.22 million ha | +18.8% |
| 1986 | 1.41 million ha | +15.0% |
| 1987 | 1.94 million ha | +37.9% |
| 1988 | 1.95 million ha | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.78 million ha | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 2.02 million ha | +13.5% |
| 1991 | 1.88 million ha | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 1.75 million ha | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 1.48 million ha | -15.5% |
| 1994 | 1.87 million ha | +26.8% |
| 1995 | 1.95 million ha | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 1.90 million ha | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 1.99 million ha | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 2.07 million ha | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 2.31 million ha | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 2.03 million ha | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 1.95 million ha | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.76 million ha | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 1.89 million ha | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 1.84 million ha | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.98 million ha | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 2.15 million ha | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 2.22 million ha | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 2.11 million ha | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 2.30 million ha | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 2.28 million ha | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.40 million ha | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 2.38 million ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.30 million ha | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 2.29 million ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.31 million ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.29 million ha | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.20 million ha | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 283,767 ha | 192,576 ha | 387,324 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 442,124 ha | 404,022 ha | 462,090 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 million ha | 586,473 ha | 1.95 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.92 million ha | 1.48 million ha | 2.31 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.02 million ha | 1.76 million ha | 2.30 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 million ha | 2.20 million ha | 2.40 million ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near France
- 20 Spain 3.46 million ha compare
- 21 Myanmar 3.42 million ha compare
- 22 Kazakhstan 2.89 million ha compare
- 24 Burkina Faso 2.01 million ha compare
- 25 South Africa 1.92 million ha compare
- 26 Tunisia 1.89 million ha compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 687.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.033 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2115 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.4 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.4 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in France?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in France was 2.20 million ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2.40 million ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 192,576 ha in 1961.
- How does France rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- France ranks 23rd out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.